Films
Nicole Kidman Honored with Palm Springs Film Festival International Star Award
Nicole Kidman will receive the International Star Award at the 28th Annual Palm Springs Film Festival this year. The fest is set for January 2–16, 2017. “One of the world’s most luminous and...
“Room” to be Adapted for the Stage
“Room” is moving from the page to the big screen to the theater. A stage production based on Emma Donoghue’s best-selling, award-winning novel is set to open in London next year, and will be...
Anna Foerster to Direct Thriller “Lou” for Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams
Anna Foerster has booked another directing gig months before her feature directorial debut, “Underworld: Blood Wars,” hits theaters. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” helmer J.J. Abrams has...
“Appropriate Behavior’s” Desiree Akhavan to Direct Adaption of “Adam”
The hot streak continues for “Appropriate Behavior” writer-director-star Desiree Akhavan. Deadline reports that she’s been tapped to helm “Adam,” an adaptation of Ariel Schrag’s 2012...
“Hidden Figures,” “Cameraperson,” & More Win National Board of Review Honors
The National Board of Review announced its choices for its annual film honors yesterday. Amy Adams was named Best Actress for her role in the heady sci-fi film “Arrival.” Adams and the film are...
Jodie Foster to Star in Sci-Fi “Hotel Artemis” Directed By Unqualified Dude
Jodie Foster has signed on to star in the sci-fi film “Hotel Artemis,” THR writes. She’ll play a character called “The Nurse,” in the “near-future thriller that is set in its own...
Mia Hansen-Løve to Direct Juliette Binoche in “Maya”
“Things to Come” doesn’t hit U.S. theaters until this Friday, but writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve’s follow-up to the film is already taking shape. The cast for her next project, “Maya,”...
“Carol” Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy to Adapt Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta Film
“Carol” screenwriter Phyllis Nagy has signed on to adapt Patricia Cornwell’s untitled Kay Scarpetta film for Fox 2000, THR writes. The character has appeared in two-dozen bestselling books,...
Kelly Reichardt Announces Next Film
Fresh off the success of her latest and highest grossing film, “Certain Women,” director Kelly Reichardt has announced her next project. As The LA Times reports, her next film is “a...
“Toni Erdmann” Wins European Lux Film Prize
Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” has won the Lux Film Prize, the annual film honor handed out by the European Parliament, THR reports. The award goes to a film that contributes to the “debate and...
Gotham Award Winners: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Isabelle Huppert, and More
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” was named Breakthrough Series — Long Form at the annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards, held last night in NY. Created by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna,...
Trailer Watch: Grab a Tissue for Lifetime’s “Beaches”
Who knew that what we were lacking in our lives was an Idina Menzel version of “Wind Beneath My Wings”? Thanks to the new trailer for Lifetime’s remake of “Beaches,” we now realize the...
Quote of the Day: Susanne Bier on the Lingering Threat of “a Female Vision”
Speaking at the Screen Film Summit, Screen Daily reports, “The Night Manager” director Susanne Bier dove into the perceptions of female directors in Hollywood. One of the biggest topics she...
Oscars 2016: 20 Shorts Move Forward, and Only 2 of Them Are Directed by Women
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 live action shorts and 10 animated shorts that will advance on the road to the Oscars. Zero women directors made the cut for live...
“Southwest of Salem” Helps Exonerate Four Wrongfully Convicted Women
Nearly 20 years after being wrongfully convicted for a crime they didn’t commit, the San Antonio Four have been declared innocent. Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna...
Michelle Yeoh Joins the “Star Trek: Discovery” Crew
The new and upcoming Star Trek series, “Star Trek: Discovery,” has added a new cast member, and we couldn’t be more excited about this addition to the cast. As THR reports, Michelle Yeoh will...
Ellen DeGeneres, Cicely Tyson, and Diana Ross Among Medal of Freedom Winners
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, actress Cicely Tyson, and singer Diana Ross were among the 21 recipients honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. As Variety describes, the “prestigious...
Maria Turtschaninoff’s Feminist Fantasy Novel “Maresi” Being Developed into Film
“Maresi” is headed to the big screen, Variety reports. The film rights to the feminist fantasy novel have been optioned by Film4, the London-based company behind Andrea Arnold’s “American...
Biopic Celebrating Apartheid Activist and Singer Miriam Makeba in the Works
The life of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba is headed to the big screen, Variety reports. The film will be a combined effort between the Miriam Makeba Estate, Miriam Makeba...
Weekly Update for November 23: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Miss Sloane” Films About Women Opening This Week Miss Sloane (Opens November 25) In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most sought...
Nicole Larson’s “Love In The Time Of Dick Pics” Script Acquired by Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to Nicole Larson’s memorably-titled debut feature film screenplay, “Love in the Time Of Dick Pics.” Deadline writes that the plot is being described as...
Kathleen Kennedy Doesn’t Think There’s a Woman Director Ready for “Star Wars”
“Star Wars” producer Kathleen Kennedy sounds determined to get a female director on board for a movie in the “Star Wars” franchise, but she seems to be going about it the wrong way. Rather...
Independent Spirit Award Nominations: “American Honey” Dominates
The nominees for the 32nd annual Independent Spirit Awards have been announced. Taking a look at the nominees, it’s seems that the indie world is feeling appreciative of female-driven and directed...
Quote of the Day: Gabrielle Union on the “Bullshit” She Experiences in Hollywood
Gabrielle Union is calling out the “bullshit” she experiences as a black woman in Hollywood. The “Being Mary Jane” star spoke with Harper’s Bazaar about “that sense of being...
Trailer Watch: Vanessa Hope’s “All Eyes and Ears” Highlights U.S.-China Relations
A trailer has landed for “All Eyes and Ears,” Vanessa Hope’s documentary feature debut. Hope told Women and Hollywood that she hopes the film “will stand the test of time as one of the more...
Win a Trip to the Sundance Film Festival Through The Horizon Award
Heads up, female filmmakers! The Creative Mind Group is now accepting submissions for the 2017 Horizon Award, which gives the opportunity to aspiring female directors to win a free trip to the...
Reese Witherspoon is Starting a New Female-Driven Company
Reese Witherspoon has started a new company, Deadline reports. She’s teamed up with Otter Media to start Hello Sunshine, a company that will focus on telling female-driven stories across all...
Rachel Goldenberg to Direct MGM’s “Valley Girl” Musical Adaptation
“Valley Girl” is coming back to the big screen. MGM is remaking the 1983 cult classic romantic comedy as a musical, and Deadline reports that Rachel Goldenberg (“The Mindy Project,” “A...
Elle Fanning in Talks to Star in Adaptation of Teresa Toten’s “Beware That Girl”
Elle Fanning is in talks to star in Awesomeness Films’ adaptation of “Beware That Girl,” Teresa Toten’s critically acclaimed YA novel, Deadline reports. The psychological thriller has earned...
Mary Louise Parker, Martha Plimpton, and More Honored at NYWIFT Muse Awards
New York Women in Film and Television will hold its 37th annual Muse Awards Gala on December 8, and has announced the recipients of this year’s awards. The Muse Awards recognize and celebrate the...
Desiree Akhavan to Write and Direct Chloe Grace Moretz LGBTQ Drama
“Appropriate Behavior” writer-director Desiree Akhavan is stepping behind the camera again. The “Girls” and “Flowers” actress has signed on to co-write and direct “The Miseducation of...
Women and Hollywood is Looking for Interns for 2017
Women and Hollywood is looking for two interns for the first half of 2017. The positions will begin on January 2, 2017 and end on June 30, 2017. Applicants must be willing to commit to six months...
Introducing the 2017 Women at Sundance Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced the women directors chosen for its fifth iteration of Women at Sundance Fellows. The six diverse filmmakers work as producers and directors in the documentary...
Winners Announced for Women In Film’s Film Finishing Fund
Women In Film has revealed the winners of the 31st annual Film Finishing Fund grant program. The non-profit organization received more than 250 submissions from 22 countries, Deadline reports. Four...
Universal’s 2017 Slate Has Only One Female Director
Universal Pictures has solidified their 2017 slate of movies, and there are some high-profile, tentpole projects included, but there’s one huge problem: of the 15 movies Universal will release in...
Weekly Update for November 18: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Moana” Films About Women Opening This Week The Edge of Seventeen — Written and Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig “The Edge of Seventeen” A look at what it’s like to grow up as a young...
Tom Ford Used Google to Hunt for an Older Actress
“A Single Man” writer-director Tom Ford used unconventional methods to cast his latest film, “Nocturnal Animals.” His hunt for an actress to play Amy Adams’ character’s mother led him to...
Holly Hunter to Star in HBO Family Drama
Holly Hunter is headed to HBO. The Oscar winner has signed on to star in an untitled family drama from Alan Ball, creator of “Six Feet Under” and “True Blood,” THR reports. The premium cable...
Moore College of Art and Design Now Accepting Submissions for Animation Fest
Heads-up women animators: Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia is now accepting animated short film submissions for its 2017 “Moore Women Artists Film Festival: Women in Animation.”...
Trailer Watch: Zoey Deutch Repeats Her Past in Ry Russo-Young’s “Before I Fall”
Take “Groundhog Day,” change the main character from a grumpy middle-aged man to a teenage girl, and make it a little darker and creepier, and you’ve got Ry Russo-Young’s “Before I...
Houda Benyamina on What Inspired Her Award-Winning Drama “Divines”
After completing her diploma at ERAC (Acting School for the Cannes Region), Houda Benyamina gained training as a director through the 1000 Faces association, which she founded in 2006 as a way of...
Screen NSW Makes Amazing Strides Toward Gender Equality
Screen NSW (New South Wales) announced its 50:50 by 2020 Gender Target for female writers, producers, and directors one year ago. The industry has since undergone a dramatic change, and is now “on...
Oscars 2017 Foreign Language Contenders: Meet Paula van der Oest — “Tonio”
Paula van der Oest is a screenwriter and director. Her works have screened at film festivals around the world. She was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category for her...
Trailer Watch: Jessica Chastain Joins the Resistance in “The Zookeeper’s Wife”
The shoot for Niki Caro’s “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” starring Jessica Chastain, was an anomaly in how inclusive it was for women on set. Now the film’s first trailer has hit, detailing the...
Lifetime Announces Winners of “Broad Focus” Short Film Competition
Back in July, Lifetime’s “Broad Focus” initiative in partnership with Women in Film & TV UK, kicked off with a short film competition celebrating women behind the camera, and the winners...
Trailer for Live-Action “Beauty and the Beast” Sets Another Record
Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast” won’t hit theaters until next year, but the film is already making history. Variety reports that the newly released trailer for the Emma...
Ana Nogueira to Pen Big Screen Adaptation of “Dan and Sam” for Amblin
Actress and writer Ana Nogueira is set to pen the screenplay for the big-screen adaptation of the graphic novel “Dan and Sam,” THR reports. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment has acquired...
Scarlett Johansson to Star in “Tangerine” Adaptation
Scarlett Johansson will star in an adaptation of “Tangerine,” Christine Mangan’s debut novel. Deadline reports that Imperative Entertainment won an auction for the mystery-thriller novel,...
Trailer Watch: “Hidden Figures” Heads Full Force Into Awards Season
On the heels of announcing that 20th Century Fox was teaming up with PepsiCo to fund a scholarship for young women in STEM inspired by “Hidden Figures,” the studio has just released a new...
“Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema” Explores Film’s Female Trailblazers
Book excerpt from the introduction of “Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema” by Cheryl Robson “Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema” (Supernova Books, 2016) is not just a book about women working...
illuminatrix Launches Database of Female Cinematographers in the UK
Looking to hire a female cinematographer? A helpful new resource will make that task easier: illuminatrix, the UK’s first all-female collective of cinematographers, has launched a database...